It is wild to me that

1. nearly every commercial species of eel is endangered,
2. no one has ever successfully bred an eel in captivity\* and
3. eel is available in basically every sushi place in America (it's actually hard to avoid!

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel#Commercial_species

\*Some scientists managed to get some new eels hatched, but they died after 18 days. Not exactly a good foundation for aquaculture.

@pganssle They also only figured out where they came from recently.

Little baby eels like pic related grow up in European rivers and streams. Then swim into ocean and out of sight from old europe. Come back as full grown eels. People didnt know the baby and adult were related and it was a mystery for a long time for baby eels or eel eggs

@HotPolishTakes @pganssle honestly we should consider agreeing to not eat baby eels like this so they can live out a relatively normal life cycle.